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d SI. #44-18 i Jom L. LEWIS, ET AL. Jn 1930 ELSHOFF assisted Panther Creek in the purchass of mine of the 4re Coal Company. Jn 1938 when KLSHOFF becaue indebted e not contest the debt owed Panther Creek for the purchase ‘1938. Pantber Creek finally agreed to accept « clain of Mine B - which was never realised, es paramt of pert the azoumt do : Mine B and also to allow ELSHOFF §1650,00 for his share of tue Eapire transaction, Mr. SIMPSON advised that it appeared to hin that a loss was sustained of the total of the two amwts, namely #620266, , | although he could net locate the entry charging the asomt of $4642 from the suspense accomt to a loss sccomt, wr, ROBERT C, SCLOMN - QDVISED THAT ALTHOUGH TEE ELSHOFF business was bandied by bis bro ¥. SOLOMM, now decessad, he was onder the that the reason ELSHOFF quit buying coal from Panther Creek was because Panther Creek did not want his business after he failed to pay his acoomt . currently, It is noted, however, that ELSHOFF had entered into m agreement with Peabody in denuary 31938, which from the facts to have been prior to any of bis difficulties with Panther Creek, Mr, SIMPSOS, after consulting daily sanifests of seles advised that KLSSOFF was allowed a 25 cent per ton diacowt on car-load coal, Be further advised that out of this 25 cents ELSHOYF bad to pay the gales tax on coal not sold for re-sale, If the sales tax were at tas yate of 6 sents per ton, the net discomt to ELSHOFF would beve been - about 19 centa per ton, Considering that this conl wes selling at abomt $2.00 per ton at this time the percentage of discomt would be approxi~ mately 94%, as compared to SF at Peabody, 3% is pointed aut that these computations are made without benefit of reviewing Mine B or Peabody books, ; ° e The Panther Creek records als $17,440.57 worth of retail coal m Se and $15,266.12 worth from January to August purchases dwindled from §6,028,85 in dan _~_=-s 4936. The oe oe of aio petei3 aaet oe bot may be ascertained at a later date if deems nece ° . “WIMPS advised that — e Jowed a discomt of 25 to 50 cents per ton on anh het on ee on Seer sy a —e ey @id not mow the sxact retell discom aa ef ee tet ge ARS a. ee Sen u